Photos: The Carol Berner trial

Photos: The Carol Berner trial

Alexa Renee Middelaer was struck and killed on Saturday, May 17, 2008 by Carol Berner, who was found guilty of impaired driving causing death.

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The Middelaer family — mom Laurel, dad Michael, Alexa (centre) and brother Christian, during happier times.Handout
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Alexa Renee Middelaer is seen in a family photo with her father, Michael. The four-year-old had been feeding a horse with her aunt, Daphne Johanson, along a stretch of 64th Street in Delta on May 17, 2008, when Carol Berner’s red Oldsmobile plowed into a parked car that then crashed into them. She died on the scene.Handout
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Alexa Renee Middelaer had been feeding a horse with her aunt, Daphne Johanson, along a stretch of 64th Street in Delta on May 17, 2008, when Carol Berner’s red Oldsmobile plowed into a parked car that then crashed into them. She died on the scene.Handout
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Alexa Renee Middelaer is seen in a family photo. The four-year-old had been feeding a horse with her aunt, Daphne Johanson, along a stretch of 64th Street in Delta on May 17, 2008, when Carol Berner’s red Oldsmobile plowed into a parked car that then crashed into them. She died on the scene.Handout
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Laurel and Michael Middelaer sit onstage during the memorial for their daughter Alexa on May 24, 2008.Arlen Redekop
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Laurel and Michael Middelaer, along with son Christian, light a candle during the memorial for their daughter Alexa on May 24, 2008.Arlen Redekop
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Carol Ann Berner is seen alongside her vehicle after striking and killing four-year-old Alexa Middelaer on May 17, 2008 in Ladner. BC. Berner was allegedly impaired at the time.Submitted
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Still from video of Carol Berner taken Nov. 25, 2008 as part of an undercover operation dubbed Operation Angel, which was launched following the death of four-year-old Delta girl Alexa Middelaer.Handout
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Laurel and Michael Middelaer unveiled a stone memorial of their four-year-old daughter Alexa at her pre-school, Montessori Village Pre-School, in White Rock on Jan. 31, 2008.Alan McInnes
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Laurel Middelaer gazes at a large photo of Alexa, which hangs in the main stairway allowing Laurel to see the sparkle in her daughter's eye daily in this November 2008 file photo.Gerry Kahrmann
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Michael and Laurel Middelaer, parents of Alexa Middelaer sit in Alexa's bedroom, while eight-year-old brother Christian sits in the background, at their Ladner home on May 9, 2009.Arlen Redekop
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Alexa Middelaer's mother Laurel Middelaer speaks at the BCAA headquarters on Feb. 26, 2009 in Burnaby. The BCAA Traffic Saftey Foundation named 26 police officers from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to Alexa's Team for their diligence in removing impaired drivers from the roadways. Four year-old Alexa Middelaer was struck and killed by a suspected impaired driver in May 2008.Ric Ernst
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Alexa Middelaer's parents Michael and Laurel Middelaer at the BCAA headquarters Feb. 26, 2009 in Burnaby. The BCAA Traffic Saftey Foundation named 26 police officers from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to Alexa's Team for their diligence in removing impaired drivers from the roadways. Four year-old Alexa Middelaer was struck and killed by a suspected impaired driver in May 2008.Ric Ernst
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Laurel and Michael Middelaer, whose young daughter, Alexa, was killed by a out-of-control driver, hold hands as the Solicitor General, RCMP and ICMP announced a new night-time enforcement project to curb dangerous and impaired drivers on Oct. 28, 2008. Laurel Middelaer spoke in support of the enforcement project at the press conference.Jason Payne
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Abbotsford Cst. Leisa Shea (left) receives a plaque of recognition from Alexa Middelaer's parents Laurel and Michael Middelaer at the BCAA headquarters on Feb. 26, 2009 in Burnaby. The BCAA Traffic Saftey Foundation named 26 police officers from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to Alexa's Team for their diligence in removing impaired drivers from the roadways. Cst. Shea arrested and charged more impaired drivers than any other officer in the Lower Mainland. Four year-old Alexa Middelaer was struck and killed by a suspected impaired driver in May 2008.Ric Ernst
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Micheal and Laurel Middelaer stand together after classmates of their daughter Alexa planted trees on her behalf near 160th street near 32nd ave in Surrey on May 20, 2009.Arlen Redekop
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Laurel Middelaer (husband Michael on left) tells students a story about Alexa as classmates of Alexa Middelaer take a break from planting trees on her behalf near 160th street near 32nd ave in Surrey on May 20, 2009.Arlen Redekop
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A toy horse, stones with classmates names written on them and a larger stone which reads 'All things grow with love' are placed at the base of a tree which was planted by Alexa's parents Michael and Laurel Middelaer on May 20, 2009. Classmates of Alexa Middelaer also planted trees on her behalf near 160th street near 32nd ave in Surrey.Arlen Redekop
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Laurel Middelaer, mother of four-year-old Alexa Renee Middelaer, who was killed by a suspected drunk driver, address the media in Delta on Dec. 11.Nick Procaylo
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Michael and Laurel (second right) Middelaer are met by supporters at Surrey Provincial Court on June 23, 2010 during the trial of Carol Berner, who is charged in the drunk driving death of their four-year-old daughter Alexa.Jason Payne
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Michael (right) and Laurel (second right) Middelaer -- parents of four-year-old Alexa, who was hit by a car and killed in May 2008 -- are met Wednesday by supporters at B.C. Provincial Court in Surrey.Jason Payne, PNG
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Defense lawyer Jason Tarnow address the media at Surrey Provincial Court Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in the trial of Carol Berner who is charged in the drunk driving death of Alexa Middelaer, 4.Jason Payne
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